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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Jennifer Koussa" <jennyafk18@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:22:52 +0400
Subject: assist me please!

Greetings to you,

With due honor and respect, I am Ms. Jennifer Kossa, personal accounts and auditing assistance to the Director in charge of Auditing and Accounts unit, Foreign Remittance Department of the bank in Republic of Cote D' Ivoire West Africa.

In the discharge of my duty, I came across on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for years now, account number ADB100155986-00 amount ($4,850,000 dollars) belonging to one of our foreign customer Mr. Andreas Schranner who perish with his family in the plane crash of 25/07/2000 Concorde Plane AF4590 and other passengers on board. You can confirm this yourself through this website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm <http://www.jmail.co.za/Redirect/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>

Before my discovery to this development, there was no trace of claim from any person as the fund remains dormant in his account with the Bank. Although I kept this information secret within myself to enable me get a trust worthy foreigner to put claim and transfer the fund to him as the bonafide Next -Of -Kin to the deceased.

I am writing you so that we can work together to remit the money to you as the NEXT-OF-KIN because this money belongs to a foreigner and has to be claimed by a foreigner. The
total amount of the fund is (Four Million Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand in US Dollars).

Infact, I could have done this deal alone but because I am civil servant and not legally allowed to operate foreign account again to avoid raise of eye brows on my side during the transfer because I am bank staff, these are the reasons why I contact you as foreign partner who will forward claims by my directives as the bonafide NEXT-OF-KIN with Cote D' Ivoire Court of Affidavit of claim to the bank and also present a foreign bank account where the money will be transferred into.

On conclusion to this transaction, you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum as gratification 5% of the total will be used to reimburse expenses that might arise from telephone bills and other expenses during the transaction, while the balance will be for me as I will meet you as soon as it is done but before then my representative will be with you at the time of transfer. Please you have to keep this top confidential till we are able to succeed as I am still in service and intend to retire after we conclude this transaction.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in the bank until you confirm the money in your account, then I will come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to the percentage indicated and that is if you agree with this.

All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you; I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish. Please do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you then kindly get back to me immediately furnishing me with your most confidential Telephone number and other vital identification particulars as I attached my identification papers.

You should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the fund transfer can be finalized within 7 to 9 banking days, after you would have apply to the bank as the only beneficiary of the fund from the deceased. For further information, contact me via my email address. (jennikoussa@codehot.co.uk)

Remember, our banking ethics here does not allow such HUGE money to stay more than six years without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government treasury as unclaimed after this long period of dormancy.
I guarantee this transaction 100% free risk and under legitimate arrangements that will not breach the law by both parties, it is simple process which will take a short while to process.

I Remain,
Ms.Jenny Koussa

N/B Attached herewith is my identification papers .




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